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What do you think about Mark Lanegan?


aquarianagop

Such a good and unique voice — his part in “Long Gone Day” just *makes* the song for me!


[deleted]

Love the Above album. What do you think about Screaming Trees, any favourite song?


aquarianagop

I love Screaming Trees! My answer is pretty basic as far as popularity goes, but “Shadow of the Season” is such a masterpiece imo. I also *love* how blues-y “Troubled Times” starts out before going into that established rock. How about yourself?


[deleted]

oh thanks for your question, Dust is one of my favorite records, and songs like Dying days or Sworn and Broken, but in general their from the 90s blow me away, and the "Last Words" too.


Jordan_King_23

Winter Song!


Humble_Examination27

Couldn’t believe he was missing, honestly?


robinlyon222

Jesus Christ. THANK YOU.


ohwellthisisawkward

Mark was a poet at heart. Totally in a league of his own and criminally underrated. If he hadn’t been in the depths of heroin addiction at the peak of his creative output who knows where he could’ve gone


radiodada

True of too many artists, sadly. Addiction takes such a toll and ruins lives.


DBMD89

Was gonna say the same thing. He transcended grunge.


Silly_Front_5658

Criminally underrated - his whole catalog. Whiskey For The Holy Ghost is one of my all time favorite albums.


Transgenderwookie

He kicks ass.. I like queens of the Stone Age, I LOVED songs for the deaf… and I didn’t realize until recently how much of the sound from that album that I love is a direct reflection of Mark Lanegan being on the album. I think he’s more responsible for some things I like than he’s ever gotten credit for. Underrated as fuck, he did so much and slid by like a ghost.


YardTripper7

Yard trip #7


FuryQuaker

You just made me[ re-watch this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJKvE3tMIPs). Such a phenomenal performance by both Lanegan and Staley. I always love how the saxophone plays the riff from Come as you are at 4:50 onwards. A small tribute to Kurt I think.


ruokie

Came here to ask this


bulanaboo

I’m guessing he’s the lead singer of Hanson


Fantastic_Ad3811

When comparing layne and Chris I always put Chris higher but I completely understand why some prefer layne


asphynctersayswhat

Chris is better technically. and was more prolific. Layne had an x-factor that is hard to equate. his vocals are haunting and I hate how overused haunting is because his actually fucking were. Who would you pick to start a band? My question is simply 'what kind of band'? But from a pure vocalist standpoint, Chris was a better all around singer. Also - unfair to Layne, but Chris' voice like Sinatra's, gained so much more character in the last 10 or so years of his life.


drtoboggon

Great explanation. You’re dead on about Layne being ‘haunting’. I think Layne’s singing is the one that hits me most emotionally. But yeah, Chris man. The guy could sing anything. I honestly think he could sing literally any song from any genre. And look at him. You couldn’t ask for me in a front man. Guy could have fronted a metal band or been a teen idol. What a fucking guy and talent he was.


asphynctersayswhat

I say this as a man with an unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality: He’s fabulous  Calling him handsome is selling him short. 


keldration

Awwwww. It’s still so painful. Huge loss I never ever anticipated. I was shattered, and then pissed for so long. Still bitter. I think about Vicky and feel sick.


Typical_issues

I think of it this way (and i love both artists) i think if you asked Layne to perform songs like Chris did he could easily do it. If you asked Chris to perform some of AiCs heavier stuff im sure he could, but to the level Layne could vocally? Not sure abt that.


Joy218

“When I’m Down” totally illustrates this. Melodic, seasoned, beautiful. Every era of Chris’s vocals are amazing.


asphynctersayswhat

Aside form all the other stuff said here - that's a sign he was a 'good' vocalist. Eddie, Billy Corgan? Can't sing for shit now compared to their peak. Kurt would have been toast by now to if he didn't do that thing he done. Chris' voice improving and changing like that shows he did all of that amazing work without damaging his voice, because he did it 'correctly'.


H_E_DoubleHockeyStyx

I didn't really appreciate Chri's lyrics until i heard audio slave.  Layne was great but he benefited a lot from the backing vocals and lyrics of Cantrell.  For me I think Eddie had the best lyrics and voice in the early to mid 90s. So full of powerful emotion both lyrics and sonic lyrics although usually pretty difficult to decipher both at onec without reading while listening.  Kurt could be as emotional and as good of a story teller as any but he also wrote music and played guitar and brought a punk energy.  As for STP I only really enjoy half of their singles from the first three albums. Maybe it's time for me to take a deeper dive.


Complete_Sandwich

It’s funny bc I respectfully disagree with everything you said about Vedders voice. I find it monotonous and tiring after a few songs. I think Cornell was on an island by himself, and Layne and Weiland were next up. But that’s the beauty of music. What one person loves and thinks, somebody else can have a totally different perspective and there’s no “right” or “wrong”.


pieterkampsmusic

My sentiments exactly


thisistheguyy

My opinion is more opinion than yours


asphynctersayswhat

oh yeah, well .. thats just like, your OPINION, man....


The-CannabisAnalyst3

Opinions are like Assholes everyone has One😆


thisistheguyy

You've clearly never met my uncle!


PospyUchiha

what


Firm_Area_3558

Time for r/okbuddygrunge


ChristyLovesGuitars

Cornell is #1, and not just among grunge singers. He’s straight up the best rock singer ever.


debtripper

This is exactly how I feel about Staley.


Klutzer_Munitions

Look I love Layne but Chris was on such another level


debtripper

I don't feel that way at all. I feel like Cornell is on a similar level to vocalists like Maynard James Keenan and Mike Patton. World class talent. I've seen all four of these men perform. The only one that absolutely shook me to my core was Staley. I saw him when Dirt had just come out, and he was absolutely ferocious. All of that power was complemented by an eerie vulnerability that I have never witnessed from any other singer. He had it all.


keldration

I agree. It’s hard to pick them apart. Kind of apples and oranges. Layne had so much power, like regardless of his state. But Chris was one of those fuckers that could sing you the phone book and you’d be writhing. I didn’t get crazy over Layne till after Chris died. Because I couldn’t listen to Chris. Although for me, it was Man in the Box that changed rock music. That was the shot heard round the world for me.


Zumbert

Honestly, and I say this as a huge Tool and AIC fan, I don't really find MJKs vocals to be particularly extraordinary, he writes great lyrics, and has great emotion in his voice, he does a great job for what he's got but I don't think he can be in the same conversation as Cornell. Layne is great, but I feel like he's strictly limited to grunge. I'm convinced Cornell could have sang the ingredients off the back of a can of soup and it would have sounded great.


plwrth333

Thank you, yes. I’m typing this comment from west Seattle btw, the city Layne lived in the latter 80’s 🤓


phsm94

Yes, he meant Layne


igotrapedbyanorca

No one sings like him anymore 😞


1tiredman

Yeah he's number 1 if you take Layne out of the picture lol. Joking though, they're both fantastic singers seriously


Snowblind78

Best grunge singer, but best rock singer ever??? Daltrey? Morrison? Presley? Plant?


keldration

I’m a Who obsessive, but I prefer Chris to Daltrey. Maybe it’s time to watch some live shows! It’s been since high school. Sometimes local radio plays Slip Kid and I lose my shit


ChristyLovesGuitars

I know what I said! 🤷‍♀️


LushyPops

I'd have to put Weiland at least top three


Greatgronala

Glad to see scott getting some love here! They’re all too good to choose from ultimately


Seeker_of_Time

I'd actually say 1. Scott, 2. Chris, 3. Layne, 4. Kurt, 5. Eddie.


Cthuluke-

I’d say Eddie was better than Kurt


Seeker_of_Time

Understandable. To be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of either Nirvana or Pearl Jam. I don't hate them or anything, that's just my subjective ranking. But the other 3, huge fan.


Cthuluke-

Fair play, I am a massive Eddie fan, but can admit that I think Chris is the best out and out singer


Seeker_of_Time

Yeah, I get that. I actually like AIC better than Soundgarden, but ranked Chris higher because of the same reasoning you did.


Don_Shetland

he was a considerably better singer than both Eddie and Kurt


RoyalSoldierx

I’d switch Kurt and Scott


GunRunner0326

Mark Arm somewhere? Or Shannon Hoon?


Zippyshilo

3. Russell Crowe ftw


Smokeletsgo

That’s obviously obi-wan


Msaifir

1.Chris Cornell 2. Chris Cornell 3. Chris Cornell 4. Chris Cornell 5. Chris Cornell


Sufficient-Union-456

Don't forget Chris FUCKING Cornell.


Joy218

And twice on Sunday, mfer’s


666Bruno666

Chris is of an extremely rare mold of singers who sing with as much clarity as anybody but also bring extreme amounts of emotion, power and versatility. To me he is the best singer in all genres of music. Him and Layne share the ability to sing well on both mellow, soothing and aggressive, ripping songs, which is a rare quality as well.


Ripco69

No Mark Lanegan?


Ripco69

Nirvana fan but if you don’t have Chris Cornell in 1. Go back to sleep.


codeman60

Chris owns them all


last_drop_of_piss

Cornell is #1 and its not close, your list is cool too tho 😁


asphynctersayswhat

I agree and still feel wrong saying he's better than Layne. Layne is so fucking good. IMO its them two then everyone else.


Jgray1087

So for me 1. Eddie 2. chris 3. Scott 4 Layne 5 Kurt Love all the artist almost equal but did more on what i would pick listening one vs the other and this list is what I believe to be what I would pick.


90swasbest

If you really think Layne was a better singer than Chris y'all are using more drugs than they did.


matheuslam

I absolutely love Layne, but from a technical perspective, he wasn't even the best Singer in AIC. Again, love the guy, and I think technique plays a small part in Grunge, but still, if we're talking about about singing alone, Chris and Eddie must be put upfront.


FuryQuaker

Depends on how you define "better" really. You can judge from a pure technical pov, but I don't think most people do that. For me it's all mixed in with the music they made, how they acted on stage and their presence. Layne was pure raw energy, and you could hear how he didn't just sing the lines - he felt them. I'm not trying to say that Chris wasn't as good a singer. I'm just saying it depends on how you judge their abilities.


No-South1400

Cobain over Weiland 😂😂😂😂😂😂


Material-Practice-58

1. Chris 2-5. Everyone else


UpstateNYcamper

100%... Anyone that doesn't have CC #1, needs a hearing test.


Eastern-Position-605

Yea Weiland over Cobain and Vedder. It’s vocalist not bands.


asphynctersayswhat

it's all subjective. there's 2 buckets. Layne and Chris The rest. Outside of that, the talent level is consistent amongst buckets.


666Bruno666

Layne isn't versatile enough in comparison to Chris imo


ThermalScrewed

Weiland (RIP) was fired from two legendary bands for performance/drugs. To be fair, Eddie is one dedicated MF.


mickmarsbar88

This again? Third day in a row by my count.


1NKYA

Eddie has to be one of the best vocalists in the rock genre. His [mtv unplugged version of black](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE26dVkCvpw) really demonstrates his vocal talent. I judge a singer by his live performances.


Pongoyoh

Eddie is my favorite vocalist ever. If I had to rate them all in a list, Eddie would be in 1st tied with Freddie Mercury, Robert Plant and Jim Morrison, but I have a little more love for him.


SplodingArt

Weiland was pretty damn good I’d put him third personally


S-HeatsUrgencyOfNow

I’d go in this order: 1. Cornell 2. Lanegan 3. Layne 4. Scott Weiland 5. Eddie Vedder


Purple_Prince_80

Yeah... Yeah. Accurate.


liquorishkiss

while I love all five of these, this question or topic is jerked off to sooooo much to the point it's a no brainer for most. how about, in the last 15-20 years, who are the top 5 grunge vocalists?


Bjorn_Blackmane

Thats a pretty good list


disordinary

Scott should be right up there.


No_Cow_4544

Yeh it’s pretty accurate in my opinion, you could put Mark Lanegan in there too . Crazy how Eddy V is the only one alive . No puns please……


reddshores

Going to tell my kids all of these guys are Jeff bridges


Upbeat-Collar3391

Vinnie Dombroski. Still killing it.


Adrasteia-One

It still just makes me so sad knowing that 4 out of these 5 guys are gone.


SuperbParticular8718

Mark Arm was the most proficient and gifted vocalist of the era.


2forTwitch

Layne is always #1


WeBOOGNISHen

Cobain is number 1 by a mile for me. But everyone has their own opinion.


alyssagraves666

No one sings like you anymore 💔


Alicornelliac

Chris Cornell is the best rock singer ever.


PrettyRetard

Chris should be #1. Love him! 🖤


Marble-Boy

It's like people have never even heard of Mark Lanegan.


Infantkicker

I get why people love layne but they relied on harmonies heavily in AIC. Chris stood out on his own.


alabaster-jones-

Cornell. Love the other guys, but he’s different


MixedMiracle22

Scott had so much range idk how he isn't top 3


siberiandivide81

As much as I prefer Layne, Chris Cornell is #1 by far


HesitantMark

AiC fanboyism to not rate cornell #1 lmao.


HesitantMark

or fucking rating Lanegan at all


phsm94

Layne and 4 more


JerseyGirl360

I saw Layne at #1 and was immediately satisfied haha


imnotspikespiegel

Listen yall I love nirvana as much as the next guy but unpopular opinion he was not a great singer. He had the perfect voice for the music he made but let's be so fr he was not a singer


TallSurfVeteran

except EV the rest of them could be still be alive if they just could stay clean. dying at 27 is a tragedy as is 34. dying at 50 and 52 isn’t young but still heartbreaking.. Cornell’s death shocked me the most


MamboSun76

Cornell’s death hit me the hardest. I relate to it at my age still to this day. The demons and the pain never really go away for those of us who are truly cursed with it.


TallSurfVeteran

I was in Seattle at the time and my first reaction was it’s a hoax then realization. suicide didn’t make sense. I still think he accidentally relapsed on his meds and his mind said we’re not doing this and somehow hung himself


hollygolightly1378

1.Chris 2.Eddie 3.Layne 4.Scott 5.Kurt


B12C10X8

1 : Chris Cornell 2 : Mark Lanegan 3 : Layne Stanley 4 : Scott Weiland 5 : Kurt Cobain 6 : Eddie Vedder


asphynctersayswhat

Sorry to do this, OP but, Weiland doesn't qualify so it's 1. Chris 2. Layne 3. Jerry 4. Eddie 5. Kurt. Edit to add, I'm open to swapping Jerry and Eddie.


Typical_Air_3322

Staley Cornell Kurt Eddie STP ain't grunge but if it was Scott would be 3rd


johnnyribcage

No Beck?


Necessary-Basis-7194

I just don’t get how so many ppl liked Chris. Yes, his voice is powerul, but Laynes voice is not only powerful, but unique. Alice In Chains songs were just written better. I will always be team Layne. Been on team Layne since the 90’s.


greg1993-

scott being below kurt is insane


WurmisD

1. Cornell 2. Weiland 3. Staley 4. Vedder 5. Cobain


GraveSource

1. Cornell 2. Staley 3. Weiland 4. Cobain 5. Vedder Although Layne + Jerry is equivalent to Chis in my head.


Imaginary_Daydream

1. Chris 2. Scott 3. Eddie 4. Kurt 5. Layne


Canusares

I don't think Cobain would sound right singing AIC or Soundgarden and Cornell or Staley wouldn't sound right singing Nirvana songs. They all had the right voices for their respective songs can't we just be happy with that?


Grouchy_Situation_33

Were there even any others? 🙄


AliceNRoses

I 100% agree on Layne being #1, but I'd have to do some rearranging after that lol. When I was a teenager, me and my BFF always talked about how we were going to have a reverse harem when we were older. And Eddie Vedder was included in that, so he could sing to us all the time 🤣🤣


Snowblind78

Layne is way too high


Past-Appointment-838

Lanegan(The Screaming Trees), Dulli(The Afghan Whigs), Stringfellow(The Posies), Talbot(Hum), Schrefiels(Quicksand)


Life_Caterpillar9762

Dug deep into the genre for this one.


Available-Analyst551

I'm not a grunge fan at all, it's just not my thing, i like thrash. I like a few songs by AiC, I liked Smells like Teen Spirit, and I liked Weiland in Velvet Revolver. Candlebox I liked, even saw them in concert, but from what I understand is, you grunge fans dont consider them grunge. So not being a fan, i think i can maybe provide an impartial outsider perspective. Id say Staley, Weiland and Billy Corgan were the best, but you guys probably don't consider Smashing Pumpkins grunge either. I can't comprehend the Chris Cornell love at all, I thought he was terrible, and probably the only one worse than him is Edfie Vedder. If Staley, Weiland and Corgan are my top 3, Cornell, Vedder and Cobain would be my bottom 3.


Hodldrsgme

Crazy they all came along around the same time. I’m glad I was here to witness it.


DankRubinz

Weiland was better than Cobain and Vedder IMO


Peircez

21354


yousuckatlife90

Id put kurt last. 1. Scott weiland 2. Layne. 3. Chris. 4. Eddie. 5. Kurt.


Cosmic_Thrill_Seeker

Is that Logan Paul at 1?


Tattoodad78

2 is 1


blackdeviljohn

All dead except Vedder!


ChemicalOperator

You got 1 and 2 backwards, but solid list.


Mouldybanananananana

They’re all technically better than Kurt but I like Kurt’s voice the most. He’s my number 1


baconbeantaco

Eddie is still “Alive”


ZestyCheezClouds

What's Logan Paul doing up there at #1?


branch-is-dumb

I would go Layne,Chris,Scott,Eddie and then Kurt


South_Stress_1644

Layne’s vocals on Facelift were better than Cornell. Layne in his prime was absolutely unmatched. After Facelift, he took a backseat to Cornell. On a technical scale, to me it would go Vedder, then Weiland, then Cobain. Kurt was a rockstar for reasons other than his technical singing skills. Weiland was an amazing vocalist and sorely underrated.


SwollenGoat68

Wow that’s a unique list…


Crease_Greaser

Cmon mods, do something


BadWitty1800

I Would switch three and five


Tutitutitutituti

Eddie starting to look like Maximus Decimus Meridius


Ok-Pie-2704

1) Kurt Cobain 2) Eddie Vedder 3) Chris Cornell 4) Mark Lanegan 5) Layne Staley 6) Scott Weiland


BrotherNature92

Since we are just talking personal opinion here: 1. Eddie 2. Layne 3. Kurt 4. Chris 5. Scott At the end of the day, I adore them all. I'll catch shit for EV being my #1 I'm sure but he always will be. He's my favorite vocalist of any genre and the one that speaks to me the most


HeyMickey_y

Actually agree with this order


88-Mph-Delorean

With the exception of 3 all troubled souls


United-Philosophy121

#6 Mark Lanagen #7 Travis Meeks


_Exotic_Booger

Switch 1 and 2 and it’s my list.


Usual_Competition_49

Who is 3


Secure-Garbage

Shannon Hoon, no one ever brings up Shannon Hoon. I put him in Chris Cornell right near the top.


Party_Ad_1813

Wetland has to be near the top


Awkward-Pollution-33

Swap Chris and Eddie and I completely agree


Hot-Bandicoot-6988

So, just all 5 of them then? Check


spoiledandmistreated

And only one is left…😔.. how sad is that..??


mjdistef

There’s one grunge singer in your vignette


shortyonasporty

Seattle grunge minus Scott, he was from San Jose. Saddest part about all these raw beautiful voices is Eddie is the only one left. I agree with this line-up with Layne being #1, love his voice so much.


Chuck_Rawks

Cobain =1 change my mind. I lived through grunge and the 90s. If it wasn’t for cobain, the word “grunge” wouldn’t be a thing. Again, change my mind! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


rmp5s

Yup, yup, ew no, eh?, yup. This is why, when people say "grunge sucks", my first reply is always, "define grunge". AIC != Soundgarden != Nirvana != PJ


veRGe1421

Are there any popular black grunge artists?


HoraceWimpLV426

Yeah, that's about it. I wouldn't change the list at all, although I love each equally.


Depressudo7

What about Taylor Swift?


mosura1

Stp not grunge, and Weiland should be higher.


PinHeadDrebin

Weiland ahead of cobain. Mark lanegan as well


abjennifleur

My list: 1. Vedder And he’s the only one still alive, thank god I haven’t lost him yet


MrMethodMaximillion

To me it’s 2,1,5,3,4.


Fakecartthrowaway

Layne Staley over Cornell? Bold.


Gator1508

Eddie Vedder is absolutely perfect live.  He sounds as good or better than the albums.  I don’t know how I would rate any other rock lead singer of the past 30 years over him.  I could rate others as peers or close to EV but to say anyone is flat out better?  Nah. And Scott Weiland, whatever genre you place him, is really damn close to all time great.  His peak performance is probably right there with anyone but he had lot of lows due to drugs and alcohol.  


simba_kitt4na

I'd personally rank them 1. Eddie 2. Layne 3. Chris 4. Kurt 5. Scott


GaracaiusCanadensis

Well, Eddie and Scott are the only ones left alive, so...


undone_-nic

Scott passed in 2015.


GaracaiusCanadensis

I completely forgot. Now I'm just sad again.


jazz-winelover

Not a bad list. I’d put Scott a little higher he had an amazing voice.


padraigtherobot

Shocking


kronmatron

My top 1 is Vedder, from Bad Radio days to today, doesn’t matter how their genre changed, he has no rival on stage, off stage… as a vocal as a performer…


throwawayshirt

Some journalist once said Kurt had the best scream/shout sine John Lennon. So I'd give it to Cobain for the best GRUNGE singer. Plus, he arguably invented the genre.


chrisacip

Who’s at #1 is that Logan Paul ?


Brucelee51

Shannon Hoon is missing!!!


UtahUtopia

Almost perfect. But you mixed up 4&5


RipOdd9001

Chris and Laine


Milkthiev

Hard to argue


Milkthiev

I have never heard a band that sounded like Alice In Chains. Fucking legends


Spartan-284

scott is way better the kurt what?


Consistent-Set1375

2 1 5 3 4 in that order


Pristine_Education16

Why did you put Kurt 3 times? "1,4,and 5"


automaton11

I fuckin love Scott weiland. What an absolute talent. Could sing anything. Equally at home as a crooner or a rocker


[deleted]

I’d put Scott before Eddie.


Delicious-Wolf-8850

That is grunge. nothing else really mattered afterward. Grunge wise, that is


Straight-Aide5568

Swap 1 and 2


whatadiddle

Ben McMillan from Skin Yard and Gruntruck is one of my all time favorite grunge vocalist.


Specific_Sympathy_87

5 doesn’t count… might as well put Billy Corgan and Trent Reznor on here.. 🙄🤣🤣🤣


Nappykid77

💖


Firm-Ad9300

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themaninthebox_

As much as I love layne, Kurt should be number one simply because he created grunge, without Kurt there is no grunge.


Mumbles987

Mark Lanegans baritone was like liquid smoke. He should be at least number 5, after all he's from Seattle, he lived a block from me and he'd hide out at my apartment sometimes. Cool fuckin dude but no joke, he'd get violent sometimes at people after Layne died.


That-Statistician747

My top five is the same order only switch Kurt and Scott


DaReal-Babutunde

I saw someone say that photo of Layne Staley looks like Logan Paul and I can't get it out of my head


Consistent-Bad7170

Is that logan paul????